The Drake University men's basketball team hosts Indiana State Wednesday evening in the Bulldogs' next-to-last regular season home game of the 2017-18 season. Tipoff between the Bulldogs and Sycamores is set for 7 p.m. on Mediacom MC22 and The Valley on ESPN3.
 
With it being Valentine's Day in the Knapp Center, fans that arrive early will receive a Valentine's Day card from a secret Bulldog admirer and fans can submit Valentine's Day messages to be displayed on the video board during the game. Submissions are due by 9 a.m. Wednesday by clicking here.

The Bulldogs are going for a season sweep of the Sycamores after defeating Indiana State, 75-72, in Terre Haute earlier this season. Drake last swept Indiana State during the 2012-13 season. Earlier this season, the Bulldogs swept Bradley for the program's first sweep of an MVC foe since 2014-15.
 
In its last outing, Drake defeated UNI, 71-64, in front of 5,121 fans at the Knapp Center to improve to 8-6 and third place in the MVC standings. The Bulldogs' eight wins are the second most by the program in the last 10 seasons.
 
The Sycamores have dropped five of their last six contests and are 6-8 in the MVC standings. Jordan Barnes leads the team with 17.2 points per game and scored 14 points in the first meeting between the two teams this season.
 
Drake has been led as of late by junior Nick McGlynn (Stoughton, Wis.), who has led the team in scoring in two of the last three games and is averaging 15.7 points per game in those outings. On the season, he is averaging 13.4 points per game against MVC competition, nearly three times his offensive production from a season ago. In the first meeting with the Sycamores, he scored 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting.
 
Following Wednesday's contest, the Bulldogs hit the road for a Sunday afternoon contest at Missouri State on ESPNU.